| DEMOLISHING | • demolishing v. Present participle of demolish. • DEMOLISH v. to destroy. |
| DEPOLISHING | • depolishing v. Present participle of depolish. • DEPOLISH v. to remove the gloss from. |
| DESCHOOLING | • deschooling n. The process of adjusting to the non-school environment of everyday life after leaving the education system. • deschooling n. The concept, or belief that a formal education system is counter-productive to the education of young people. • DESCHOOLING n. the freeing of children from the constraints of traditional learning. |
| DOWNLIGHTER | • downlighter n. Downlight. • DOWNLIGHTER n. a downward directed light-fitting, attached to or recessed in the ceiling. |
| FINGERHOLDS | • fingerholds n. Plural of fingerhold. • FINGERHOLD n. a hold or place of support for the fingers. |
| GODCHILDREN | • godchildren n. Plural of godchild. • god-children n. Plural of god-child. • GODCHILD n. one whom a person sponsors at baptism. |
| GOLDFINCHES | • goldfinches n. Plural of goldfinch. • GOLDFINCH n. a small gold-coloured bird of the finch family. |
| LONGSIGHTED | • longsighted adj. Alternative spelling of long-sighted. • long-sighted adj. Hyperopic; farsighted. • LONGSIGHTED adj. having long sight. |
| MOONLIGHTED | • moonlighted adj. Illuminated by moonlight. • moonlighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of moonlight. • MOONLIGHT v. to take a second job. |
| OVERHOLDING | • overholding v. Present participle of overhold. • OVERHOLD v. (Shakespeare) to rate too highly. |
| PHLEGMONOID | • phlegmonoid adj. Resembling a phlegmon. • PHLEGMONOID adj. of or like a phlegmon, also PHLEGMONIC, PHLEGMONOUS. |
| PIGEONHOLED | • pigeonholed v. Simple past tense and past participle of pigeonhole. • pigeon-holed v. Simple past tense and past participle of pigeon-hole. • PIGEONHOLE v. to place in or as if in the pigeonhole of a desk. |
| SHOULDERING | • shouldering v. Present participle of shoulder. • shouldering n. The act of pushing or barging with the shoulder. • shouldering n. (Architecture) The process of bracing a load with a jutting structural member such as a corbel or bracket. |
| SINGLEHOODS | • SINGLEHOOD n. the state of being unmarried. |